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Pregnancy

Every pregnancy and every baby is different—but you were made for this moment. We’re here to guide you through your journey to becoming mama, from the first trimester through the third stage of labor.

Getting Pregnant

Baby's terminal diagnosis
Miscarriage & Loss

Told their baby wouldn’t survive, these parents created a lifetime of memories in just 36 weeks

Updated Apr. 16, 2025
Miscarriage & Loss, Getting Pregnant, Parenting
mums in 40s
Birth

A historic shift: More babies now born to women over 40 than to teens

According to a brand new report from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, births among women in their 40s have more than tripled since 1990, while the teen birth rate has plummeted to a historic low.

Updated Apr. 03, 2025
Birth, Birth Stories, Getting Pregnant, Health & Wellness, Women's Health
Olivia Culpo
Pregnancy

Olivia Culpo opens up about the pregnancy complication that left her bedridden for a month

The former Miss Universe revealed that towards the end of being “really sick,” she was diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma.

Updated Mar. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Celebrity News, Getting Pregnant, News
Pregnancy with best friend
Getting Pregnant

Two best friends, one big surprise—and their due dates are just 15 days apart

The video, posted by @kamryn.law, shows two friends on the beach as one shares her big pregnancy news—only to discover that her bestie is ALSO pregnant.

Updated Mar. 23, 2025
Getting Pregnant, News, Viral & Trending
UK miscarriage
Miscarriage & Loss

The UK just gave moms miscarriage leave—why doesn’t the U.S. do the same?

A new policy will soon guarantee parents two weeks of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage

Updated Mar. 17, 2025
Miscarriage & Loss, Getting Pregnant, Health & Wellness, Women's Health
Mom talking about grief
Miscarriage & Loss

This viral grief trend is breaking moms’ hearts—‘Bury me in comfy clothes’

Approximately 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and about 1 in 175 births in the U.S. result in stillbirth.

Updated Mar. 13, 2025
Miscarriage & Loss, Getting Pregnant, Viral & Trending

Adopt & Foster & Surrogacy

Miss Rachel welcomes new baby
Adopt & Foster & Surrogacy

Ms. Rachel welcomes baby girl via surrogate: “I’m meant to be your mama”

“We welcomed sweet baby Susannah into the world! 💕 We are so in love,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

Updated Apr. 08, 2025
Adopt & Foster & Surrogacy, Baby, Celebrity News, News, Parenting
Chicago adoption: An image of a woman with her son
News

Chicago man reunites with long-lost mother after adoption and helps keep her bakery alive

“It’s the most joyful story and time in my life,” Lindsey told ABC News. “In my senior years, all of this has come together.”

Updated Jan. 10, 2025
News, Adoption, Parenting
Infertility journey
Infertility

To everyone facing infertility this Christmas: I know the ache of ‘not this year’

As another holiday season comes and goes, I know how easy it is to begin to wonder if you're ever going to be called mom.

Updated Dec. 18, 2024
Infertility, Adoption, Getting Pregnant, Parenting
Adoptive mom
Adoption

I didn’t make my son, but I’m in awe that I get to call him mine

On the flip side, as an adoptive mama, I feel the sentiment of looking at my child in complete awe.

Updated Mar. 31, 2025
Adoption, Infertility, Parenting

Pregnancy

Pregnant woman
Pregnancy

30% of maternal deaths happen after 6 weeks—but most are preventable

From 2018 to 2022, pregnancy-related deaths rose by nearly 28% in the U.S.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Birth
ChatGPT helps pregnant woman
Women's Health

Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025
Women's Health, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy, Third Trimester, Viral & Trending
Pregnant teacher in the classroom
Viral & Trending

Pregnant teacher pauses math lesson to share a moment with her baby—her students’ reaction says it all

“My class is ALWAYS trying to watch her move, so when she was super active during math, we had to stop and watch,” says the video.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025
Viral & Trending, News, Pregnancy
chili pregnancy
Women's Health

Spicing up your pregnancy: How chili may lower gestational diabetes risk

Recent research suggests that incorporating chili into your diet might offer unexpected benefits, particularly in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes.

Updated Apr. 02, 2025
Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy

Birth

Pregnant woman
Pregnancy

30% of maternal deaths happen after 6 weeks—but most are preventable

Updated Apr. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Birth
Nurse
Labor & Delivery

Labor nurse begins her shift like any other—then her own baby arrives

As a labor and delivery nurse, Allison knew the process, the people, and the plan. But sometimes, knowing too much can be a double-edged sword.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025
Labor & Delivery, Birth
Dad preparing for his daughter's due date
Grandparents & Extended Families

This dad turned his daughter’s due date into the ultimate family game—and the internet is obsessed

He even makes his own lined paper—a detail TikTok can’t get over.

Updated Apr. 21, 2025
Grandparents & Extended Families, Birth, Relationships
Kylie Kelce
Postpartum

Kylie Kelce’s dos and don’ts for talking to postpartum moms (because some of y’all need a reminder)

In her “Postpartum Special” episode of Not Gonna Lie, Kylie dives into the raw, unfiltered experience of welcoming baby number four.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025
Postpartum, Birth
WOMB TRANSPLANT
Baby

A womb transplant between sisters led to this history-making birth—and new hope for families everywhere

After a decade of waiting, Grace and her husband Angus welcomed their miracle baby, Amy Isabel — the first child in the UK born following a womb transplant.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025
Baby, Baby Health, Birth, Birth Stories, Health & Wellness, News, Women's Health
40 weeks pregnant
Birth

This mom tried something wild at 40 weeks to induce labor—and spoiler: it worked

At 40 weeks pregnant, many moms are searching for anything—anything—to get labor going.

Updated Apr. 04, 2025
Birth, Birth Stories, Fitness, Health & Wellness, News, Viral & Trending

Postpartum

Olivia Munn postpartum
News

‘It was more difficult than going through cancer’: Olivia Munn opens up about the postpartum anxiety no one prepared her for

If you’ve ever felt like postpartum hit you like a tornado, Olivia Munn wants you to know you’re not alone.

Updated Apr. 15, 2025
News, Celebrity News, Postpartum
Kylie Kelce
Postpartum

Kylie Kelce’s dos and don’ts for talking to postpartum moms (because some of y’all need a reminder)

In her “Postpartum Special” episode of Not Gonna Lie, Kylie dives into the raw, unfiltered experience of welcoming baby number four.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025
Postpartum, Birth
Meghan Markle podcast
Postpartum

“It’s so scary”: Meghan Markle shares her postpartum preeclampsia story—and the pressure to show up anyway

That pressure to perform isn’t just something celebrities face. It’s something many mothers feel.

Updated Apr. 10, 2025
Postpartum, Celebrity News, News
Proxy voting bill
News

Why it’s time to let new moms vote by proxy 

Proxy voting is a practical solution to an outdated problem.

Updated Apr. 03, 2025
News, Parenting, Postpartum

Baby Names

baby name change
Baby Names

This mom changed her baby’s name at 18 months—and she’s not alone

9% of moms have experienced regret over the name they chose for their child.

Updated Mar. 13, 2025
Baby Names, Baby, Parenting, Viral & Trending
Celebrity baby names: A picture of Gisele Bundchen and Brittany Mahomes
Pregnancy

Celebrity baby name trends: Thematic names that tell a story

Gisele Bündchen and Brittany Mahomes have recently highlighted how thematic naming patterns can be both personal and beautiful, setting trends for parents everywhere.

Updated Feb. 07, 2025
Pregnancy, Baby Names, Celebrity News, News
little girl wearing pink beanie and pink scarf in the snow- january baby names
Baby Names

25 inspiring baby names for January babies

New year, new baby.

Updated Dec. 15, 2022
Baby Names, Pregnancy
Old people baby names: An image of an elderly lady holding a smiling infant
Pregnancy

‘Old people baby names’ are the 2025 trend we didn’t know we needed

Move over, Kayden and Mia—here comes Walter, Mabel, and Ethel, ready to make their mark with vintage charm and a sense of history.

Updated Jan. 06, 2025
Pregnancy, Baby Names

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Pregnant woman
Pregnancy

30% of maternal deaths happen after 6 weeks—but most are preventable

From 2018 to 2022, pregnancy-related deaths rose by nearly 28% in the U.S.

Updated Apr. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Birth
ChatGPT helps pregnant woman
Women's Health

Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

Updated Apr. 14, 2025
Women's Health, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy, Third Trimester, Viral & Trending
Pregnant teacher in the classroom
Viral & Trending

Pregnant teacher pauses math lesson to share a moment with her baby—her students’ reaction says it all

“My class is ALWAYS trying to watch her move, so when she was super active during math, we had to stop and watch,” says the video.

Updated Apr. 11, 2025
Viral & Trending, News, Pregnancy
chili pregnancy
Women's Health

Spicing up your pregnancy: How chili may lower gestational diabetes risk

Recent research suggests that incorporating chili into your diet might offer unexpected benefits, particularly in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes.

Updated Apr. 02, 2025
Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy
Book and author
Work & Motherhood

The messy, hilarious truth about new motherhood—told in painfully funny comics

Barnicoat shares the inspiration behind her book, the moments that shaped her storytelling, and the lessons she wishes she had known as a new mother.

Updated Apr. 01, 2025
Work & Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy
A pregnant woman
Pregnancy

Pregnancy blood pressure trends may predict heart health years later, study finds

Small changes in blood pressure during pregnancy may predict long-term heart health risks.

Updated Mar. 26, 2025
Pregnancy, Health & Wellness, Women's Health
Michele Obama
Postpartum

Michelle Obama’s hilarious one-word response when Barack suggested a third baby

Though the “third baby” moment was brief, it came during a larger, deeply honest conversation about early motherhood.

Updated Mar. 25, 2025
Postpartum, Celebrity News, News, Podcast, Pregnancy
Olivia Culpo
Pregnancy

Olivia Culpo opens up about the pregnancy complication that left her bedridden for a month

The former Miss Universe revealed that towards the end of being “really sick,” she was diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma.

Updated Mar. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Celebrity News, Getting Pregnant, News
Gender Disappointment
Pregnancy

‘I dreamed of a daughter’: This mom’s emotional story of gender disappointment is resonating with parents

After recently losing her mom to ovarian cancer, the idea of having a daughter had become more than just a hope — it was her emotional lifeline.

Updated Mar. 23, 2025
Pregnancy, Baby, Parenting
kylie kelce kegs for pregs liquid death campaign
Pregnancy

Kylie Kelce’s ‘Kegs for Pregs’ sold out in 14 minutes—because pregnant moms deserve to have fun too

Partnering with Liquid Death, she launched “Kegs for Pregs,” a limited-edition, five-liter keg of water.

Updated Mar. 19, 2025
Pregnancy, News, Pregnancy Products, Viral & Trending
baby name change
Baby Names

This mom changed her baby’s name at 18 months—and she’s not alone

9% of moms have experienced regret over the name they chose for their child.

Updated Mar. 13, 2025
Baby Names, Baby, Parenting, Viral & Trending
Gal Gadot
Women's Health

Gal Gadot’s doctors dismissed her pregnancy migraines—but the shocking truth proves why moms must speak up

Gadot opened up about her terrifying experience with a brain clot while pregnant.

Updated Mar. 12, 2025
Women's Health, Health & Wellness, Motherly, Pregnancy
Lauren Luyendyk and Arie Luyendyk Jr. expecting baby no. 4
Pregnancy

Lauren & Arie Luyendyk expecting fourth baby after vasectomy reversal: ‘Our last missing piece’

"Our last missing piece," Lauren and Arie captioned their Instagram post, "coming this September."

Updated Mar. 11, 2025
Pregnancy, Baby, News
Snoo Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus gives birth at 25 weeks
Pregnancy

Snoop Dogg’s daughter gives birth at 25 weeks—her story highlights a serious pregnancy complication

"The princess arrived at 6 months. I’ve cried and cried, I’ve compared and compared, blaming myself because I wasn’t able to give her all that she needed."

Updated Mar. 05, 2025
Pregnancy, Celebrity News, News
tennessee bill to protect pregnant workers healthcare coverage
Women's Health

Tennessee bill could set precedent in protecting pregnant workers’ health coverage

If passed, Tennessee would be the first state in the country to implement this type of protection.

Updated Mar. 03, 2025
Women's Health, Baby, Health & Wellness, News, Pregnancy
non-maternity clothes for pregnancy
Beauty & Style Shopping Guides

The best “non-maternity” clothes to help extend your pregnancy wardrobe

Let's be real—pregnancy is expensive enough without dropping hundreds on clothes you'll wear for a few months.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
Beauty & Style Shopping Guides, Pregnancy Products
Celebrity baby names: A picture of Gisele Bundchen and Brittany Mahomes
Pregnancy

Celebrity baby name trends: Thematic names that tell a story

Gisele Bündchen and Brittany Mahomes have recently highlighted how thematic naming patterns can be both personal and beautiful, setting trends for parents everywhere.

Updated Feb. 07, 2025
Pregnancy, Baby Names, Celebrity News, News
Samantha Hanratty pregnancy
Baby Health

Yellowjackets actress shares the emotional journey of preparing for her baby’s cleft lip surgery

Hanratty is helping to destigmatize one of the most common congenital conditions.

Updated Jan. 22, 2025
Baby Health, Baby, Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Pregnancy
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Postpartum

16 celebrities who have shared their postpartum depression stories

We are so grateful for their honesty.

Updated Jan. 21, 2025
Postpartum, Pregnancy
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen
News

Why pregnant lawmakers deserve remote voting

Congress already proved it can make exceptions when it wants to. During COVID, remote voting worked just fine.

Updated Jan. 17, 2025
News, Postpartum, Pregnancy
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